Bill > HB2989

This bill amends Arizona law to enhance protections for parents and children involved in domestic violence, stalking, coercive control, or the address confidentiality program, which is a program that helps protect victims of domestic violence by keeping their location private. While generally, both parents have equal access to their child's prescription medication and health, education, and other records, this bill allows courts to restrict such access if a parent or child is participating in the address confidentiality program, is protected by an order of protection, or if there's evidence of domestic violence or coercive control. The court can revoke a parent's access to records if it's proven they used this access to endanger, harass, abuse, stalk, or control the other parent or child, or it can mandate that records be exchanged electronically, prohibit direct contact with providers, redact identifying information like addresses and phone numbers, limit the types of records provided, or require the requesting parent to show good cause before obtaining a subpoena for records. Providers are protected from liability if they refuse to release records in good faith based on these protective measures. In cases involving domestic violence or similar issues, the burden is on the requesting parent to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the requested access is necessary and cannot be achieved through other means.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85402